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Re: Connecticut Outdoors 2012 (Andy)

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 9:52 pm
by fanaticactus
We sure got a break this winter in southern New England and the lower Hudson valley, didn't we? You are looking fantastic for this time of year, Andy. Love the babies and signs of flowers. Gives one hope! I don't think this next week of 50-degree weather will hurt anything, but it might slow down the fast start these few 70-80 degree days have given. Can't wait to get to VT (Apr. 2) and really try to establish a larger outdoor cactus area. Am also excited about the greenhouse and the new possibilities it will provide. Not to mention no longer having to bring 80 or so cacti indoors in rainy spells! Best of luck on the new season.

Re: Connecticut Outdoors 2012 (Andy)

Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:34 pm
by Andy_CT
While I don't really need the shovel it did snow about an inch
E. coccineus
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Re: Connecticut Outdoors 2012 (Andy)

Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:45 pm
by RayC
Yes indeed, little white stuff here also

Re: Connecticut Outdoors 2012 (Andy)

Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 10:33 pm
by hoteidoc
We just got enough to remind me it is March...April....May :roll: , but nothing stuck. Nice pan of some of the other cacti behind the coccineus! They look very good! Hope the AZ people see we can grow some tough plants out here in the NE!
Peter

Re: Connecticut Outdoors 2012 (Andy)

Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 10:09 am
by majcka
Just like lots of stuff we get from America we also received a shipment of snow. Just yesterday it snowed in Connecticut this night we had it here.
Snow is all around me...
Snow is all around me...
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Re: Connecticut Outdoors 2012 (Andy)

Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 1:10 pm
by hoteidoc
Majcka - Like most exports (e.g. beer, wine, whatever) most countries keep the "good" stuff for themselves! :wink: Beautiful countryside! From the day I moved to upstate NY, snow has always mesmerized me!

Re: Connecticut Outdoors 2012 (Andy)

Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 3:02 pm
by Andy_CT
Getting a little bored waiting for plants to really get going so here's some hardy cactus trivia. Below are 3 different Escobaria vivipara plants of identical size, 1 is from Colorado and 2 are from North Dakota. Which one is from Colorado?

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Re: Connecticut Outdoors 2012 (Andy)

Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 6:40 pm
by Pilif
this is a trick question for sure; but the only one substantially different (except for the central spines on the bottom one, but I won't be tricked!) is the first one. The tubercles are rounder and longer than the other two.

Re: Connecticut Outdoors 2012 (Andy)

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 11:11 am
by RayC
No Idea

Re: Connecticut Outdoors 2012 (Andy)

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 11:18 am
by Andy_CT
RayC wrote:No Idea
This is a very good answer :D Seriously at this size it may well be impossible to tell. As they get larger you'll see the two N. Dakota plants being much more flat to the ground.

Anyway plant C is from far Eastern Colorado

Re: Connecticut Outdoors 2012 (Andy)

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 1:57 pm
by John C
Wow! That was tough! :shock:

Re: Connecticut Outdoors 2012 (Andy)

Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:34 pm
by Andy_CT
Just a few choice photos from the outdoor garden yesterday.
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Re: Connecticut Outdoors 2012 (Andy)

Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:41 pm
by hoteidoc
Hey, Andy - What are pic 1 & 2? I'm guessing #1 is an Echinocer & #2 is Opuntia, but I see long whiskers on it. #1 - a nice macro shot!
Peter

Re: Connecticut Outdoors 2012 (Andy)

Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 1:12 pm
by Andy_CT
Yeah #1 is Echinocereus viridiflorus, #2 Opuntia polyacantha var. schweriniana. Ever since I got it it has gone a bit 'hairy' with the spines at the base.

Re: Connecticut Outdoors 2012 (Andy)

Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2012 11:11 pm
by Andy_CT
I haven't posted in awhile due to a health issue I've been going through the last two months. I still took some pictures to show. The reichenbachii, viridiflorus and some of the missouriensis were seed grown by me.

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O. humifusa in a sea of Sedum
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O.humifusa with Sempervivum calcareum hybrid
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Sempervivum arachnoideum 'Abruzzi'
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O. humifusa
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O. humifusa
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O. humifusa with pollinator, these sweat bees go mad when the humifusa bloom
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E. reichenbachii var. baileyi (Granite, OK)
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O. polyacantha
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Hybrid Opuntia, probably cymochila x fragilis
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E. missouriensis
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E. reichenbachii var. perbellus (Timpas, CO)
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E. viridiflorus, far Eastern Colorado
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E. viridiflorus, far Eastern Colorado
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E. missouriensis, Hot Springs, SD
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Lastly the highlight of the season, a true O. fragilis with one flower! Cheyenne, WY
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